Baby name

Hazel

Girl

Origin of the name

Hazel comes from the name of the tree, the hazel.

Rising name

In 1918, Hazel reached its peak: 7,615 girls, 1 baby in 285. The momentum is recent: births are up 63% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. In 2025, it ranked No. 21.

302,580births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 33rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Hazel are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Hazel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Hazel is most common in Arkansas (2.4 times), West Virginia (2.2) and Kentucky (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

Clara · Edna · Eva · Ethel · Josephine · Esther

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